BUYER'SGUIDE
By Peter D. DuPre
does more than keep the daily wear and tear at a minimum – good covers pay dividends at trade-in time
are conscientious when it comes to oil, fi lter and coolant change intervals being observed and tires rotated on a regular basis. After all, pickups are vital to our business; they need to be reliable and run well so you can get the job done. Keeping up on the mechani- cal and appearance items also helps maximize the return on the vehicle investent when it comes time to sell or trade it in on a new work truck. So why not protect the factory
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seats with high quality covers? A pickup that has a clean, well- maintained interior is much more appealing at resale or trade-in time than one that's clapped out. Yet most of us rarely pay much
attention to what's going on under the seat of our pants. Seat surfaces are made of ro- bust material designed to last the life of the vehicle under "normal" use.
But the harsh environments
work trucks are used in is far from normal, so clothing covered with oil, grime, abrasive dust and mud quickly take their toll on even the best OEM seat farbics.
hen it comes to main- taining our pickups, most business owners
Protecting your pickup's seats
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